<p>Water levels in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/the-imds-fight-for-accurate-weather-predictions-in-mumbai-an-in-depth-analysis-of-the-challenges-and-why-they-persist-23375728" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai's seven reservoirs</a>, which provide the city with drinking water, have reached 93.18 per cent, as reported by the BMC on Thursday.</p>
<p>According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, the collective water stock in Mumbai lakes is currently at 13,48,606 million litres, which is 93.18 per cent of capacity.</p>
<p>Mumbai draws water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna.</p>
<p>As per the data shared by the civic body on the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-weather-update-city-and-suburbs-to-experience-light-to-moderate-rain-today-23375727" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai lakes</a>, the water level in Tansa is at 97.96 per cent. At Modak-Sagar, 99.86 per cent of water stock is available.</p>
<p>In Middle Vaitarna 96.39 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 89.10 per cent, Bhatsa 90.98 per cent, Vihar 100 per cent and Tulsi 99.66 per cent of useful water level is available.</p>
<p>In the wake of heavy rains, one more <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-42-per-cent-of-potholes-this-year-were-on-the-two-highways-23375642" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">lake supplying water</a> to Mumbai, Middle Vaitarna Lake, started overflowing on July 4. Lakes Vihar and Modak Sagar started to flood on July 25 as a result of persistently high rains. Around 4 pm on July 24, Tansa Lake began to overflow, increasing the amount of water stored in all seven reservoirs by 17 days in a single day.</p>
<p>Approximately 400 million gallons of water are supplied to Mumbai by <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/upper-vaitarna-nears-full-capacity-says-mumbai-civic-body-23374487" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Tansa Lake</a>, which is situated in the Shahpur region of Thane. On July 26, 2024, it overflowed.</p>
<p>One of the two lakes that directly feed water to the BMC, Tulsi Lake, started to overflow on July 20 at around 8:30 am, mimicking the event that occurred on the same day last year at 1:28 pm, according to the civic body.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall in Mumbai on Thursday, as per the latest Mumbai weather update.</p>
<p>The weather department, in its latest Mumbai weather update, has predicted a "partly cloudy sky with possibility of light to moderate rain in city and suburbs" over the next 24 hours.</p>
<p>The maximum temperature in the city is likely to settle at 32 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be recorded at 26 degrees Celsius.</p>
<p>A high tide of about 2.89 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 7.44 pm today, stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The civic body also said a low tide of about 2.57 metres is expected at 2.41 pm today.</p><p>
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